LOS ANGELES: American pop stars Miley Cyrus and Madonna have appeared beaten and bruised in an eye-catching new domestic violence awareness campaign.

Artist and activist Alexsandro Palombo took head and shoulder photos of the stars and photoshopped wounds and cuts on their faces to honour the International Day for the Elimination of Violence.

Palombo’s images of the beaten celebrities have now gone viral, reported Billboard magazine. The campaign photos feature slogans like, ‘Life can be a fairytale if you break the silence’ and ‘No woman is immune from domestic abuse’.